This event had originally been scheduled to occur on January 25, however, high winds at the event site that morning made it unsafe to hold the event due to high waves on the Chesapeake Bay and the collapse of several tents. The event was cancelled, and was later rescheduled for March 8, which had temperatures above freezing, minor cloud cover, and only a slight breeze.

In this photo, a woman wearing a bikini runs into the water during the third and final plunge of the day.